Photograph of a group of active and retired members of the Mora Fire Department in front of the Fire Department building. Photograph includes: Willis Fairbanks, Otto Stolle, Wyman Barker, Vern Ricks, William W. Tenney, J.G. Stariha, Lyle Esler, Ralph Fairbanks, C.W. McFarland, Lee Goldsmith, V.W. Peterson, Clifford Hanson, H.F. Robinson, Oscar Swanson, Chas R. Williams, R.G. Esler, Dr. C.S. Bossert, Walter Edgar, Stanley Humphrey, Otto Jensen, Anton Ripka, H.L. Westby, K.H. Williams, Jay Goldsmith, K.E. McIlhargey. 2 firemen not pictured are S.D. McIlhargey and A.L. Johnstone
Photograph of a group of active and retired members of the Mora Fire Department in front of the Fire Department building. Photograph includes: Willis Fairbanks, Otto Stolle, Wyman Barker, Vern Ricks, William W. Tenney, J.G. Stariha, Lyle Esler, Ralph Fairbanks, C.W. McFarland, Lee Goldsmith, V.W. Peterson, Clifford Hanson, H.F. Robinson, Oscar Swanson, Chas. R. Williams, R.G. Esler, Dr. C.S. Bossert, Walter Edgar, Stanley Humphrey, Otto Jensen, Anton Ripka, H.L. Westby, K.H. Williams, Jay Goldsmith, K.E. McIlhargey. 2 firemen not pictured are S.D. McIlhargey and A.L. Johnstone
The Crosby Volunteer Firemen pose in front of their fire truck in their white uniforms. The fire truck is pulled by two horses and has its ladder extended. One fireman is identified as R.P. Gillette.
Bust, portrait photographs of dozens of uniformed, identified firefighters and the Chief J. T. Black, two assistant chiefs, one fire hall, and two teams of horses with the crew ready to pull equipment.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Bust, portrait photographs of dozens of uniformed, identified firefighters and the Chief J. T. Black, two assistant chiefs, one fire hall, and two teams of horses with the crew ready to pull equipment.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Fairmont Fire Department, left to right Visselman, Crissinger, Henry Fritz, Gene Rendel, George Andermann, unknown, Fred Meyer, J. Jartjen, E. Meyer, unknown, William LaRoe, Fred Grewe, E. Hoertel, William Weber, Ernest Meyer, William Klopp, Unknown, George Wiebe, Ralph Cross, and Harry Serle on left edge of photo.
Color silent film that of the fire, and aftermath, at FISCO on South Broadway. The company housed the equipment for the Rochester Fire Department to use for fighting rural fires.
Black-and-white silent film of a Home Service Survey - an inspection the firefighters would offer free of charge to homeowners to point out potential safety concerns and fire hazards. A 1967 Pirsch truck is the first engine out of the fire station at Sixth Street and Broadway Avenue. The following events take place in the film: (00:21) The ladder truck had both front and rear steering. (00:51) John Walsh is the firefighter doing the inspection.
Exterior view of the Northfield Fire Department with firefighters and a fire truck. At left is chief Ross Phillips with his daughter, Margaret Phillips Starks, 2.5 years old.
Color film with some sound of the installation of a life ring box at Silver Lake. The life ring was a response to the drowning of several firefighters in attempting to rescue someone who had fallen in the lake after walking on thin ice. The following events take place in the film: (00:28) Irwin Palmer places the life ring in the box. (00:43) Mayor Alexander Smedtka encourages the proper use of the ring. (01:03) Irwin Palmer reminds people the ice is never safe.
Composite print of oval portraits; names printed below each portrait. Duplicate of 84.117.138. Top row, left to right: F.E. Ware, J. Spooner, W.P. Fowler, I. Imes. Second row, left to right: F.A. Mullen, Helge Peterson, Don Pearce, J.A. Guther [i.e. Guter] (Chief), L.H. Schuman, T. Torgrimson, T.E. Colahan. Third row, left to right: Jas. Griffith, A.B. Wells (1st Asst. Chief), Geo. Hogan (2nd Asst. Chief), Frank Griffith. Fourth row, left to right: E.L. Perry, J.S. Lawler, Walter Borrill, L.W. Northcott (President), J. McCarroll, Max Trantow, D.W. Stebbins. Bottom row, left to right: Jas. R. Johnson, Mark Killoran, Christ Simonson, Christ Eul.
Fire at the Hotel Norton on 104 Second Street southeast in Rochester. This was a very difficult fire to fight given the extreme cold temperatures. Several people died in this fire. The event spurred other businesses in Rochester to install sprinker systems.
A day-by-day listing of the time, location, parties involved, cause, equipment used and damages for fires that were responded to by the Rochester Fire Department.
Color silent film of a grass fire along Highway 63 ditches, just to the south of Rochester, and how firemen are attempting to put out the fire. The following events take place in the film: (00:41) A People's Electric Company truck and employee are watering down an electrical pole that was scorched. (00:52) Fireman John Loftus in one the right in the grey uniform. 1:28 Fireman Sizer is carrying a shovel across the burned area.
Panoramic view of Hibbing Fire Department personnel in uniform and civilians in suits posed in front of Fire Hall Number 3 (located on First Avenue and 26th Street East in Hibbing, Minnesota. The photograph is captioned: "Hibbing Fire Department, June 24, 1931, Fire Department Comm: #1 - H. Burkman, #2 R. Nelson, #3 J. McDonald." Houses and cars flank the left side of the photograph and the Ladder Truck as well as Firefighter personnel, parked cars and houses flank the right side of the photograph.
Black-and-white, mostly silent, film of firefighters battling the blaze at the 52 year-old Norton Hotel on February 6, 1967. The hotel was located on the edge of the Zumbro River, on Second Street Southeast. Several people were injured as they jumped to escape the flames and several people were found dead in their rooms the following day. The firefighters were hampered by the extreme cold weather, with a high temperature of 12 degrees below zero, and ice that formed over everything. The hotel had no sprinkler system and the fire provided impetus to install sprinklers in businesses. The following events take place in the film: (00:27) Fire Chief Ollie Mertz in the white coat. (01:42) When ladder truck #32 arrives, it was driver Bill Haas' first day on the job. (02:00) Fireman with his hat off is Bob Fanning. (03:37) Firemen Buske and Mertz drinking coffee. (03:43) Survivor Wayne describes how he got out of the hotel and there is sound for his interview. (05:04) February 7th, 1967 investigators are able to clear those who were killed from the building and start looking for causes of the blaze.
Interview with Margaret Buley, wife of James Buley. She relates a brief account of her husband's life, including that he served as a member of the Brainerd Fire Department for 30 years. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Retired fire chief Bob Laack shares the early beginnings of the volunteer Rochester Fire Department in 1866 and describes changes in equipment, stations and daily activities of the firemen.
KROC Radio host Butch Morganson broadcasts this episode of the series, "The Hum of Industry" live from the Rochester Fire Station at the corner of Sixth Street and Broadway Avenue. Fire Chief Cecil E. Ginther is interviewed about the daily life of a fireman as they walk through the building describing the various rooms. Also heard are Assistant Chief Frank Adair and Fireman Dan McLaughlin.
McKinley Elementary School, Waite Park, Minnesota, destroyed by fire. Three sets of Waite Park firefighters on ground with hoses hosing down roof with smoke billowing out the top of school.
Color film with no sound. Tables are set up in a city garage for the potential candidates to take the written civil service test for part of the exam to be a Rochester firefighter. The physical portion of the test is done at Soldier's Field track and includes running, long jump, high jump, and pull ups.
